Professional Standards for Real Estate Practice

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the ethical responsibilities governing the practice of real estate while comparing and contrasting how this fits inside the license law framework. Also reviewed are examples of potential ethical and license law violations and how they should be handled by a real estate licensee. If a complaint is filed due to a potential violation, the material explains what the process entails and what the expectations are for the licensee. Throughout the course, students will be given tips on fiduciary duties, disclosure, confidentiality and other responsibilities that fall in the lap of a real estate practitioner.

Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the ethical responsibilities governing the practice of real estate while comparing and contrasting how this fits inside the license law framework. Also reviewed are examples of potential ethical and license law violations and how they should be handled by a real estate licensee. If a complaint is filed due to a potential violation, the material explains what the process entails and what the expectations are for the licensee. Throughout the course, students will be given tips on fiduciary duties, disclosure, confidentiality and other responsibilities that fall in the lap of a real estate practitioner.

Students have one year to complete this course.

CE Hours:The course counts for 3 hours of elective credit. You will NOT receive law for this course. CE is awarded in the year in which the course is successfully completed. Deadline for CE credit is December 31 of each year. After successful completion of the course, the Kentucky Real Estate Education Foundation will notify the Kentucky Real Estate Commission of your completion and award you the applicable credits toward your education requirements.

Cost: $30

Learning: You can quit a module at any time and a bookmark will save your place so you don't have to repeat work you've already completed when you return. You can work through the material at your pace.

Refund Policy: Students may withdraw from the course for a partial refund within 30 days of registration. At that time, a 75% of registration fees paid will be refunded. Beyond 30 days, no refund is available. Re-entry into the program would require registering for the courses at full price.

Student Protection Fund Claim Filing KRS 165A.450 requires each school licensed by the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education to contribute to a Student Protection Fund which will be used to pay off debt incurred due to the closing of a school, discontinuance of a program, loss of license, or loss of accreditation by a school or program. To file a claim against the Student Protection Fund, each person filing must submit a completed “Form for Claims Against the Student Protection Fund.” This form can be found on the website at www.kcpe.ky.gov.